How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls by Zoey Dean
How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls is predictable and shallow and I enjoyed every minute of it. The book’s author, Zoey Dean, is well-known for her Young Adult “A-List” series. Filthy Rich Girls is her first adult title, but is targeted most definitely to a very youthful adult audience indeed. Megan, a moderately attractive Ivy Leaguer, is failing in her East Coast editorial career. She strikes a deal with a grandmother of two very spoiled, extremely rich heiresses where she agrees tutor the girls in exchange for a lucrative salary and an even more lucrative bonus should the girls score well enough on their college entrance exams to gain acceptance into Duke University. It won’t surprise you when Megan gets a new hairstyle and learns to enjoy haute couture clothing. It probably won’t surprise you when the girls open their mail from Duke. And it certainly won’t surprise you to watch as relationships go through turbulence before they settle down. The book, however, does force us to think about the judgmental world we live in, and the way our own judgments limit us. It offers us interesting characters, all who can be lovable and maddening, often at the same time. The text is clever and lively and keeps the pages turning all the way to the book’s one surprise: its ending. This is a fun read. If you don’t want to work too hard for your reading pleasure at the beach this summer, and if you’re young or young-at-heart, be sure to check out Dean’s Filthy Rich Girls.
Please join us to discuss How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls on Thursday, July 8 at 6:00 p.m. in the Hopewell Library. Salad basics and beverages will be provided; bring your favorite topping to share! Contact Shari Henry at shenry@arls.org for more information.
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